Monday, December 1, 2014

Artificial intelligence



What is Artificial intelligence? It is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software. It is an academic field of study which studies the goal of creating intelligence. The prospect of machines or and software is changing society through new generations’ with new technology. Many people fear of artificial intelligence. May the fear come from the ridiculous concept of robots taking over the world movies or the concept of machines simply being smarter than the man who put it together? Why are machines created in the first place? Large companies like Microsoft and Apple created computers and phones to make our daily lives easier. For instance, a century ago the only way you would get the latest news was through listening to the radio, or going home and watching the 6 o’clock news. Now a day, you lean about current events through just looking at your phone and you have social media that gives you news in an instant. The concept of machines or software being far more intelligent than the person who created it is surprising to others but what else could you aspect. Isn’t that why we create these computers and tablets? That way we could relaxed while software creates graphs and tables for us. Many would say the intelligence of these machines cause the new generation to become lazy. When they don’t know an answer to a problem it is easy to just look it up. Some people would say that they would be able to learn from knowing the answer but if you are always given the answer and quickly people tend to just turn to their devices all the time especially young adults. Now do you think artificial intelligence in modern society is a good thing? Having devices that educate people with information quickly and efficiently and providing millions of software that help people with homework and projects is a great phenomenon. These devices are also improving over the years. We should be thankful for the machines and software we have today. 

Sunday, November 30, 2014

What makes a community?



The main ingredient in a community is family. People work together with many different diversities and cultural differences to connect on a personal level. The people work together and help each other when it’s needed. They are always there for each other. Many have traditional views of a community. Not only the logical definition of living in the same location but treating each other like a family. Most would say it is hard to treat someone like family because of trust and gaining trust from a stranger. But when people see the good in others and are always having the best interest it could be helpful to everyone. When community members treat each other like a family and with respect it could benefit people. For instance neighbor look out for each other if there is odd activity occurring near your home like a burglary. Community members could also b a great opportunity for networking. When thinking about a good community you do not needs to conclude into thinking of a utopia where people do everything together and dine, play, and clean their yards at the same time and same way. A community is more than what society expects us to be. It is about the people the way we treat one another.